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Fish and Game Wardens — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$74,060
United States, 2025
Employment
5,770
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.
- O*NET code
- 33-3031.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Participate in search-and-rescue operations.
- Compile and present evidence for court actions.
- Protect and preserve native wildlife, plants, or ecosystems.
- Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land.
- Investigate hunting accidents or reports of fish or game law violations.
- Provide assistance to other local law enforcement agencies as required.
- Issue warnings or citations and file reports as necessary.
- Provide advice or information to park or reserve visitors.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$50,990
25th percentile
$61,430
75th percentile
$89,110
90th percentile
$100,980
Most important skills
- Speaking3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Monitoring3.1
- Writing3.1
- Persuasion3.1
- Systems Analysis3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Operation and Control3.0
- Active Learning3.0
What skills do you need?
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Fish and Game WardensHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | $105,780 | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | $100,090 | 330 | 2025 |
| IA | $98,260 | 120 | 2025 |
| IN | $93,990 | 170 | 2025 |
| NV | $91,750 | 50 | 2025 |
| MD | $89,300 | 60 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $89,300 | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | $89,110 | 150 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | $89,110 | 30 | 2025 |
| MI | $87,460 | 210 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $87,140 | 50 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $85,980 | 40 | 2025 |
| TX | $85,980 | 490 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $81,490 | 30 | 2025 |
| NY | $80,060 | 390 | 2025 |
| ND | $79,520 | 30 | 2025 |
| GA | $79,440 | 200 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | $79,440 | 50 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $76,290 | 40 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $75,990 | 30 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.